Qu Za was awarded a 2014 Subaru Impreza by the Good News Garage nonprofit, which will allow him to transport himself to the gym while he recovers his strength following a stroke.\nAs he continues to recover strength in his right arm and leg, Za, 40, was connected with the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, which in turn introduced him to the New England nonprofit Good News Garage.\nThe organization was founded in 1996 and has helped car donors give more than 5,500 vehicles to neighbors in need.\nIn Massachusetts, car recipients work with the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission and must be employed or have a written plan for employment, among other criteria.\n… Without this support, I could do nothing.”Beyond the already high bar to owning a car, Good News Garage said a national car shortage is driving those prices even higher, often making car ownership impossible for low-income individuals.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"TikTok, Robots, and a $10 Facial Recognition Device: Identity News Digest","slug":"tiktok-robots-and-a-10-facial-recognition-device-identity-news-digest","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-03-17 14:31:01.477814","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The app will ask the user to upload a selfie photo, with facial recognition comparing it to the passport data.\nSmall-in-stature Robot to Get CyberLink Facial RecognitionA new, three-way partnership will see CyberLink’s FaceMe facial recognition technology integrated into a robot designed for the family home.\nCerence Upgrades Voice Recognition EngineCerence has announced an upgraded voice biometrics engine for its in-car voice interaction platform.\nMaker Builds Cheap Facial Recognition Device With Useful Sensors ModuleA DIY maker operating under the pseudonymous moniker “CLClab306” is putting Useful Sensors’ new, low-cost facial recognition modules to use—and demonstrating their disruptive potential.\nExplaining in a blog post that facial recognition systems have thus far been too costly and complex for everyday makers, CLClab306 detailed how they built a compact facial recognition device at a cost of less than $10 using the Person Sensor module and an RP2040-powered Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"May Mobility in Ann Arbor Launches Updated Autonomous Driving System","slug":"may-mobility-in-ann-arbor-launches-updated-autonomous-driving-system","publishDate":"2023-03-16 16:02:39+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-17 14:31:01.169238","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"May Mobility, an Ann Arbor-based leader in the development and deployment of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology, today announced the launch of its third-generation autonomous driving system.\nThese additions allow the vehicle to navigate smoothly through crowded streets, moving slightly to the right or left within the lane to avoid minor impediments.\nTele-Assist: May Mobility has rolled out enhanced tele-assist capabilities that help the vehicle through pop-up situations such as construction.\nAdditionally, the May Mobility tele-assist operator can provide hints to the autonomy system that are used to generate alternative routes through a complex situation.\nAdditionally, the May Mobility tele-assist operator can provide hints to the autonomy system that are used to generate alternative routes through a complex situation.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"New Upgrade to Mercedes-Benz GLA 250","slug":"new-upgrade-to-mercedes-benz-gla-250","publishDate":"2023-03-16 18:40:33-07:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-17 14:31:01.054142","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Mercedes-Benz is significantly upgrading the compact GLA SUV with numerous innovations and more extensive standard equipment.\nThe steering wheel is upholstered in Nappa leather as standard, and a heated steering wheel is also available for the AMG Line interior for the first time.\nMercedes-Benz has significantly upgraded the standard equipment of the GLA and tailored the offer logic even more precisely to specific customer preferences.\nLatest generation MBUX with intuitive operation and adaptive softwareThe new GLA features the latest generation of the MBUX infotainment system.\nAt a glanceGLA 250 GLA 250 4MATIC Displacement cc 1,991 1,991 Rated output hp 221 221 at rpm 5,500 5,500 Add.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Amazon sued for not telling New York store customers about facial recognition","slug":"amazon-sued-for-not-telling-new-york-store-customers-about-facial-recognition","publishDate":"2023-03-16 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-17 14:31:00.777185","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"People shop at the newly opened Amazon Go Store on May 07, 2019 in New York City.\nThe cashier-less store, the first of this type of store, called Amazon Go, accepts cash and is the 12th such store in the United States located at Brookfield Place in downtown New York.\nAmazon did not alert its New York City customers that they were being monitored by facial recognition technology, a lawsuit filed Thursday alleges.\nThe lawsuit says that Amazon only recently put up signs informing New York customers of its use of facial recognition technology, more than a year after the disclosure law went into effect.\nPerez is represented by the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, a legal advocacy group devoted to New York privacy protections.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Chinese scientists develop new method to guarantee self-driving safety","slug":"chinese-scientists-develop-new-method-to-guarantee-self-driving-safety","publishDate":"2023-03-17 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-17 14:31:00.327139","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"An autonomous vehicle (1st R) is in driverless test on a road in Yizhuang of Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 19, 2021.\n(Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) -- A research team from Tsinghua University has made a breakthrough in autonomous driving, developing a technology that allows vehicles to self-learn while driving to deal with unfamiliar situations, an innovation that could resolve self-driving safety concerns.\nThe technology enables continuous performance improvements in cars using the data collected during autonomous driving, unlike the conventional method of training cars as much as possible in various driving scenarios in advance, according to the study findings published in the journal Nature Machine Intelligence.\nConventional self-driving technology is based on an algorithm with more data collected through lengthy trainings in possible driving scenarios, whereby the car has a preset response plan in case of emergency.\nTherefore, the car might not know how to react in unfamiliar situations in which it has not trained, posing a threat to driving safety.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Capabilities of OpenAI's GPT-4 Language Model","slug":"capabilities-of-openai-s-gpt-4-language-model","publishDate":"2023-03-16 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-17 14:31:00.299839","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"OpenAI's latest AI model, GPT-4, has recently been launched and is already being implemented in various applications, including a virtual assistant for the visually impaired and an enhanced language learning bot on Duolingo.\nADVERTISEMENTChatGPT is not GPT 3.5Before delving into the differences, it's important to note that ChatGPT is not a version of OpenAI's large language model; instead, it is a chat-based interface that interacts with the model that powers it.\nGPT-4’s memory is more extensiveLarge language models like GPT-4 are trained on vast amounts of text data, including web pages and books.\nHowever, the capabilities of large language models can be applied to any written language, making it imperative to make them available in other languages.\nGPT-4: AI for the next generation of techOpenAI's latest AI model, GPT-4, has introduced significant improvements and features that set it apart from its predecessors.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Redesigned Mercedes-Benz GLB","slug":"redesigned-mercedes-benz-glb","publishDate":"2023-03-16 18:44:10-07:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-17 14:31:00.176663","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Numerous innovations and more extensive standard equipment – Mercedes-Benz is making the spacious GLB compact SUV even more attractive for customers.\nThe steering wheel is upholstered in Nappa leather as standard, and customers can specify a heated steering wheel with the AMG Line interior for the first time.\nIntuitive operation and adaptive software in the latest generation MBUXThe GLB now features the latest generation of MBUX infotainment with newly designed display styles.\nThe 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLB will arrive in U.S. dealerships later in 2023.\nAt a glanceGLB 250 GLB 250 4MATIC Displacement cc 1,991 1,991 Rated output hp 221 221 at rpm 5,500 5,500 Add.
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